Republicans Threaten to Abandon Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal After Biden Veto Ultimatum
Republicans in Congress have warned they may pull their support for a bipartisan infrastructure framework after President Joe Biden said he would refuse to sign the final bill unless the Senate approves another measure funding what Democrats call “human infrastructure.” After Biden announced on Thursday that he, along with five Democratic and five Republican senators, […]
Republicans in Congress have warned they may pull their support for a bipartisan infrastructure framework after President Joe Biden said he would refuse to sign the final bill unless the Senate approves another measure funding what Democrats call "human infrastructure." After Biden announced on Thursday that he, along with five Democratic and five Republican senators, had hammered out the contours of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, the president hours later said he would only put his signature on the final version of the bill if senators also approve his proposed $1.8 trillion American Families Plan and $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan as part of a separate budget reconciliation process. "I expect that in the coming months this summer, before the fiscal year is over, that we will have voted on this bill, the infrastructure bill, as well as voted on the budget resolution," Biden told reporters on Thursday. "But if ...
